WE DESERVE BETTER
On Monday, Nov. 9, 6:30 pm, join Reel Sisters for a conversation on issues facing NYC public housing tenants who are fighting for basic rights to live in humane conditions during the era of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Filmmakers Keya Rice and Mariam Khan will discuss their first short film We Deserve Better. Award-winning filmmaker/writer June Cross (Wilhemina’s War) will moderate the conversation.
Suggested Donation: $5 (Pay any amount).
Producers/Director: Keya Rice, Mariam Khan
Documentary, 28 min.
What do New York city public housing repair issues, COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter have in common? Low income minority communities have had to battle them all. In We Deserve Better, NYCHA resident and filmmaker Keya Rice uses her life as a window into the experiences tenants endure as they battle for humane treatment in the largest housing authority in the nation.